Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

(idiomatic) To excuse the speaker's swearing or bad language.

present participle of pardon

The act by which somebody is pardoned.

(idiomatic) Sorry; said as an apology. / (idiomatic) Polite expression used to soften a contradiction. / (idiomatic, Canada, US) Polite expression to ask someone to repeat an utterance.

plural of pardon

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pardon

simple past tense and past participle of pardon

Forgiven for wrongdoing.

One who pardons. / (historical) In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.